Scarefest

Type:Halloween

Alton Towers Resort, Farley Lane, Alton, Staffordshire, ST10 4DB
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The Alton Ancestors - dancers in spooky costumes - perform a routine

About

With spooks, frights and thrills for everyone! The Theme Park becomes home to Halloween, remaining open until late so you can enjoy your favourite rides in the dark plus loads of extra entertainment. For spooky young visitors, there are live shows and our famous freaky five to meet, whilst older families will enjoy our scare zone. For the bravest, dare you enter our terrifying scare mazes…

Our multi award winning scare mazes* are re-scarified each year and we add new features and mazes to the line up! And as if that’s not scary enough, dare you take on our world-class thrill rides in the dark? Will you hurtle towards a six-storey high Wicker Man effigy as it spectacularly bursts into flames?

For the little ones, join Franklyn, Skelvin, Patch, Phil and Gretyl the witch in their colourful Halloween playland! With new shows full of fun and silliness, Patch’s Halloween Party is bigger and better than ever. Young families can also enjoy the CBeebies Monster Ball, dance along with our dancing flashmob of ancestors, meet our ghostly pirates plus ride over 20 attractions at dusk!

*Scare Mazes are only suitable for guests aged 15+. The Alton Towers Dungeon & Darkest Depths are suitable for guests aged 10+. Additional charges apply. Garden lights walk is a free attraction and not a live scare maze.

Guide Prices

Theme Park tickets available from £34 per person (aged 3+) when booked online at www.altontowers.com 5+ days prior to visit. Under 3's go free.
Scare Maze tickets start from £6 and pre-booking is strongly advised. Combi tickets can be pre-booked at altontowers.com/scarefest

Facilities

Accessibility

  • Disabled Accessibility
  • Guide Dogs Permitted

Children & Infants

  • Accept children all ages

Establishment Features

  • Dogs Accepted

Parking & Transport

  • Parking (charge)

Map & Directions

Road Directions

Travelling North - M1 - Junction 23a or M6 - Junction 15 Travelling South - M1 - Junction 24a or M6 - Junction 16

Follow brown & white tourist signs for Alton Towers.

London: 3 hrs (150 miles) Nottingham: 1hr (40 miles) Manchester: 1.5 hrs (50 miles) Sheffield: 1.5 hrs (45 miles) Glasgow: 5 hrs (270 miles) Disabled parking is available and is clearly signposted on arrival  

Public Transport Directions

Nearest railway station is Stoke-on-Trent which is 17 miles away.

Video

  • 2020 Scarefest preview

Opening Times

Season (27 Sept 2025 - 2 Nov 2025)

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